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SCOTT, William Rimmington
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX75909 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 February 1942, Caulfield, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 9 February 1911 |
| Home Town: | Mildura, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Buna, New Guinea, 24 December 1942, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated: - Panel 3. Port Moresby War Memorial |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mildura Cenotaph, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX75909 | |
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| 18 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Private, VX75909, Caulfield, Victoria | |
| 18 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX75909, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Feb 1942: | Involvement Private, VX75909, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Dec 1942: | Involvement Private, VX75909, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion, Buna / Gona / Sanananda "The Battle of the Beachheads" - Papua |
Personal Stories
Battle for Buna Airstrip
On the 24th Dec 42 the 2/10 were involved in the battle for Buna Airstrip. One of Pvt Scott's opo's would have been the famous Pvt George C "Dick" Whittington QX23902. Whittington was photographed when he was being helped back to the field hospital in Dobodura by Raphael Oimbari a Papuan native.
Submitted 28 July 2016 by Neil Lawrence
Departed Australia
As a member of the18th Brigade, 2/10 battalion he departed Australia for Milne Bay on the 6th of August 1942.
Submitted 25 June 2016 by Neil Lawrence
Biography contributed
William Rimmington SCOTT was born in Fitzroy, Victoria on 9th February, 1911
His parents names were Charles SCOTT & Ada Louise KAY
He married Marjory Miriam WEBB in Victoria in 1939
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